Hi, I have for sale an excellent example of a Heuer Bundeswehr Flyback. There is so much conflicting information about these I'm not sure of the exact origins of this watch. It has the "small" Heuer logo, non-cut off hour markers, "3H", and the "T" symbol on a tritium dial. This watch is in too good condition obviously to have ever been issued and was sold to me as NOS. I think it is likely a later issue, not a 60's/70's watch. The hands appear to be a different lume than the markers so likely replaced, but I have seen other photos online with this same setup. This one has very few scratches and the only noticeable fault on the case is a couple of dings on one of the lugs. See photos. There are a few scratches on the crystal which I believe could be poly'd away. To my knowledge everything is original Heuer. It will come on an unused Bund (see photos) not the cordura strap shown in the photos. It was serviced in Jan 2015 by my local watchmaker. Brand: Heuer Model: Bundeswehr "3H" Flyback Ref: 1550 SG Year: circa ?, not sure due to condition. Features: Flyback Chrono, 30 min counter, constant seconds, manual wind movement. Movement: Valjoux 230 Service History: Serviced locally in January 2015. Everything works as it should. Case: minor ding on one lug, nothing else that I can see. 1550 SG is visible behind one lug. 4-digit serial is visible in on the other. Dial: flawless, tritium lume has aged evenly to a great tan colour. "3H" and "T" on the dial. Hands: Excellent condition. As noted the lume appears to be different than the dial markers. Crown and pushers: original, all work as they should. Crystal: surface scratches. I believe they could be polished out. Bezel: excellent. Strap: new, unused Bund Box and Papers: none. Price: USD$3,000 via PayPal and includes international shipping to most countries (from Toronto, Canada) and insurance via Parcel Pro. Pictures: I've tried to capture everything I've described but these are iPhone pics so there are limitations. Any questions let me know. Thanks for looking.
Yes I agree - I've been a member on CWC for a very long time. You rarely see vintage watches FS. Congrats Haga
Nice example, and at an excellent price. Not suprised it went quickly. From what I know, it is most likely an issued piece, though perhaps with some service parts. Whether these were replaced before after "retirement" is always a subject of some debate, speculation, and opinion. In fact, like many military references, the Heuer Bunds were often refinished and refurbished with new parts - dials, hands, bezels, pushers, etc. - over the course of active service. No doubt too, that some have been refurbished after retirement, as authentic replacement parts can still be found. For whatever reason,"wabi" is not as readily accepted by the market on this reference as it is on other military pieces.
How about the caseback? A very common sight is that these casebacks looks new with exactly this number. However, its a nice watch to a good price
It's not a serial number. It's more like a military inventory number. Identifies branch, product, etc. So they should be the same. The serial number is between the top lug.
Right. That's the "National Stock Number" or sometimes referred to as "NATO Stock Number" because NATO members use the same numbers. It was assigned in 1969 and represents a Heuer-Leonidas chronograph. Tom
